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Darren Paffey vs Rushanara Ali

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen
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Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
49 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 650
Participation
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 279 of 650
438
565 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,794
2,351 eligible divisions
201
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,018
56.7 % of votes cast
237
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
776
43.3 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
Appearances
42
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 650
58
-70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
74
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£200,934
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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